Xue Junshuai, Jiang Jianjun, Liu Yang
Department of General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan City, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China.
J Inflamm Res. 2022 Mar 15;15:1899-1906. doi: 10.2147/JIR.S357758. eCollection 2022.
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (IHES) often causes inflammatory damage to multiple organs. However, whether immune/inflammatory indicators and other factors are associated with mortality in patients with IHES remains unclear.
The clinical data and follow-up results of 167 patients with IHES were retrospectively analyzed using Cox regression analysis and receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC).
Of 167 patients, 120 were men (71.9%) and 47 were women (28.1%). The median age was 52 (36.0, 68.0) years. The median follow-up period was 42.8 (18.5, 75.1) months, during which all-cause mortality occurred in 26 patients (15.6%). Age (HR: 1.041, 95% CI: 1.015-1.068; p = 0.002), lymphocyte counts (10/L, HR: 0.866, 95% CI: 0.816-0.907; p = 0.013), platelet counts (10/L, HR: 0.994, 95% CI: 0.989-0.999; p = 0.012) and NLR (HR: 1.161, 95% CI: 1.054-1.280; p = 0.003) were independent risk factors for all-cause mortality. There was no relationship between PLR, and SII and all-cause mortality (p = 0.181 and 0.202, respectively). ROC analysis showed that the AUCs of age, lymphocyte count (10/L), platelet count (10/L) and NLR were 0.712 (95% CI: 0.601-0.824), 0.584 (95% CI: 0.448-0.719), 0.686 (95% CI: 0.560-0.812), and 0.797 (95% CI: 0.695-0.899), respectively, with sensitivities of 0.5, 0.462, 0.769, and 0.792, respectively, and specificities of 0.765, 0.745, 0.617, and 0.845, respectively. Kaplan-Meier analysis (Log rank test) showed that patients with age ≥73.5 years, lymphocyte count (10/L) <1.45, platelet count (10/L) <225 and NLR ≥2.54 had high mortality. Patients with high NLR (≥2.54) usually have multiorgan involvement, with cardiac involvement and skin involvement being the most common. Patients with NLR ≥2.54 had significantly higher absolute eosinophil counts (p = 0.047) and percentages (p = 0.041).
We identified NLR for the first time as an independent predictive factor for all-cause mortality in patients with IHES, necessitating its further application in clinical practice.
特发性高嗜酸性粒细胞综合征(IHES)常导致多器官炎症性损伤。然而,免疫/炎症指标及其他因素是否与IHES患者的死亡率相关仍不清楚。
采用Cox回归分析和受试者工作特征曲线(ROC)对167例IHES患者的临床资料及随访结果进行回顾性分析。
167例患者中,男性120例(71.9%),女性47例(28.1%)。中位年龄为52(36.0,68.0)岁。中位随访时间为42.8(18.5,75.1)个月,期间26例患者(15.6%)发生全因死亡。年龄(HR:1.041,95%CI:1.015 - 1.068;p = 0.002)、淋巴细胞计数(10⁹/L,HR:0.866,95%CI:0.816 - 0.907;p = 0.013)、血小板计数(10⁹/L,HR:0.994,95%CI:0.989 - 0.999;p = 0.012)和中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比值(NLR,HR:1.161,95%CI:1.054 - 1.280;p = 0.003)是全因死亡的独立危险因素。血小板与淋巴细胞比值(PLR)和全身炎症反应指数(SII)与全因死亡无相关性(p分别为0.181和0.202)。ROC分析显示,年龄、淋巴细胞计数(10⁹/L)、血小板计数(10⁹/L)和NLR的曲线下面积(AUC)分别为0.712(95%CI:0.601 - 0.824)、0.584(95%CI:0.448 - 0.719)、0.686(95%CI:0.560 - 0.812)和0.797(95%CI:0.695 - 0.899),敏感性分别为0.5、0.462、0.769和0.792,特异性分别为0.765、0.745、0.617和0.845。Kaplan - Meier分析(对数秩检验)显示,年龄≥73.5岁、淋巴细胞计数(10⁹/L)<1.45、血小板计数(10⁹/L)<225且NLR≥2.54的患者死亡率较高。NLR高(≥2.54)的患者通常有多器官受累,以心脏和皮肤受累最为常见。NLR≥2.54的患者绝对嗜酸性粒细胞计数(p = 0.047)和百分比(p = 0.041)显著更高。
我们首次确定NLR是IHES患者全因死亡的独立预测因素,有必要在临床实践中进一步应用。